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100 1 _aCarryl, Guy Wetmore,
_d1873-1904
245 1 0 _aZut, and Other Parisians
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2013
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2013-07-14
505 0 _aZut -- Caffiard, Deus ex machina -- The next corner -- The only son of his mother -- The tuition of Dodo Chapuis -- Le pochard -- A Latter-day Lucifer -- Poire! -- Papa Labesse -- In the absence of Monsieur -- Little Tapin.
508 _aProduced by David Edwards, Eleni Christofaki and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Zut and Other Parisians" by Guy Wetmore Carryl is a collection of humorous stories written in the early 20th century. The tales explore the quirks and eccentricities of Parisians, centering around memorable characters like the angora cat named Zut and its owners, the Caille and Sergeot families, who are embroiled in a rivalry fueled by their respective businesses. The book invites readers to experience the whimsical charm and comedic interactions that characterize life in Paris, filled with vibrancy and delightful satire. The opening of "Zut and Other Parisians" introduces readers to the charming yet tumultuous lives of Jean-Baptiste Caille, a grocer, and Hippolyte Sergeot, a hairdresser, whose families are neighbors on the bustling avenue de la Grande Armée. The crux of their conflict stems from the success of Hippolyte's newly opened salon, which incites jealousy in Alexandrine Caille, Jean-Baptiste’s wife. Their rivalry is humorously intensified by the indifference of Zut, a plump white angora cat, who becomes the unsuspecting object of desire between the two households. As the scene unfolds, themes of rivalry, envy, and the comedic absurdity of everyday life in Paris are established, setting the tone for the rest of the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aShort stories, American
653 _aParis (France) -- Social life and customs -- Fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/43216
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